Learn English – Word for one nation taking the culture of another

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Is there a word or terminology for when one nation takes the culture of another as its own, similar to the word "plagiarised" for when one takes the writings of another?

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The taking of the cultural aspects of one society by a stronger society is called "cultural theft" or

cultural appropriation.

There are many examples: such as Chief Illiniwek at UIUC, the incorporation of blues in the origin rock and roll, or adoption of Buddhism in China. This is somewhat different from assimilation, which is a giving up of one's culture for another.

The reverse of cultural theft is "cultural imperialism," in which the stronger society imposes it own culture on the weaker society.

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